niv

Laefevian

Rhyme: -iv⁽²⁾

niv (nominative dual nivund, nominative plural nivir)

dog (a mammal of the family Canidae)
Maeǧ hnulgurvai stanel, niv tennais lôn furnul.
When I came back home, the dog was sleeping under the table.

Primary case declension of niv (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	niv	nivund	nivir
accusative	nive	nivundi	nivi
genitive	nivau	nivundas	nivas, niviras^†
dative	nivun	nivundon	niviron^s, nivon^c
locative	nivul	nivundos	niviros^s, nivos^c
instrumental	nivô	nivundêt	nivirêt^s, nivêt^c
Note: ^† archaic, ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of niv (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	nivere	nivundire	nivire
illative	nivele	nivundile	nivile
benefactive	nivear	nivundiar	niviar
prolative	nivekwe	nivundikwe	nivikwe
causal-final	nivedis	nivundirris	nivirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	nivôka	nivundirka	nivirka
elative	nivôtan	nivundirtan	nivirtan
ablative	nivaôn	nivundiruôn	niviruôn
essive	nivôjøn	nivundirjøn	nivirjøn
abessive	nivôze	nivundirse	nivirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	nivumas	nivundirmas	nivirmas
lative	nivunši	nivundirši	nivirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	nivunere^s, nivuner^c	nivundirorre^s, nivundorre^c	nivirorre^s, nivorre^c
inessive	nivulle	nivundirolle^s, nivundolle^c	nivirolle^s, nivolle^c
exessive	nivunun	nivundirsun	nivirsun
perlative	nivuffêl	nivundirfêl	nivirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	nivôske	nivundirêske^s, nivundêske^c	nivirêske^s, nivêske^c
comitative	nivôsôd^s, nivôd^c	nivundirtôd^s, nivundôd^c	nivirtôd
Note: ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

animal